Multnomah-Lane-Marion County OR Archives Obituaries.....Knight, J.August April 2, 1893
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Oregonian April 3,1893
Death Of J.A.knight
A Resident Of Corvallis For Thirty Eight years.
Carvallis,Or.,April 2-J.A.Knight,a pioneer of 1857,died a 1:30 this 
morning,from heart failure,aged 67 years.
J.August Knight was born in Dresden,Germany,in 1824,where he learned the 
underatker's and cabinet maker's trade.Iin 1847 he emigrated to the Unitd 
States and in 1851,he came to California,residing in San Fransisci,unitl 
1857,when he came ot Corvallis and immediateyl opened an ex????,which he 
succesfully conducted until his death.He had been a member of Barnum 
lodge,No.7,Independent Order of Odd Fellows,of this ciy,for about 30 
years.Often during the war he would get Odd fellows together to hold 
meetings,thereby enabling the lodge to hold its charter.He has ever since ben 
considerd the father of Barnum lodge,he had been a member of the First 
Presbyterian church,of Carvallis,for over 30 years,and at the time of his 
death was the oldest member.The funeral services will be conducted by 
Dr.E.J.Thoompson at the Presbyterian church under the auspices of the Odd 
fellows at 2 P.M. Monday.

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